ESF Students

Saving African Great Apes

Infectious disease has joined poaching and habitat loss as a major threat to the survival of African great apes as they have become restricted to ever-smaller populations. Based on their findings, Sadie Ryan (ESF) and Peter Walsh (Cambridge) suggest that the great ape conservation community pursue and promote treatment and vaccination as weapons in the arsenal for fighting the decline of African apes.

Two ESF Students Represent Youth at United Nations

Two EF students have been selected as part of a contingent to represent young people at the 50^th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development Feb. 1 through 10 at the U.N. headquarters in New York City.

ESF Scientists Battle Fly That Threatens Darwin’s Finches

ESF researchers are traveling to the Galapagos Islands to search for ways to combat a non-native, invasive fly that is threatening native birds, including mangrove finches, one of the species studied by Charles Darwin.

Nominations Sought for Green Building Advocate of the Year

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is seeking nominations for the 2012 New York State Green Building Advocate of the Year award. The award will be presented during the Green Building Conference March 29-30 in Syracuse.

Community Service Honored

Students, faculty and staff were honored for their community service efforts during ESF's annual December Soiree, held Dec. 9 with the presentation of a number of awards.

AIC Celebrates Aldo Leopold With Daylong Event

The Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, N.Y., will celebrate the life of legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold Jan. 21 with a slate of activities.

Convocation Honors ESF's Winter Graduates

ESF celebrated the accomplishments of its final Centennial year graduates Friday, Dec. 9, awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees to scores of students who completed their studies at year's end.

• Follett’s Book Store:

  ESF student quoted in Daily Orange story about the Feb. 24 closing of Follett's Book Store. ("Follett's to close, sell all merchandise"; 1/24/11)

• Occupy New Hampshire, Activism:

  ESF student Nicole Moore helped build "Elephant in the Room" utilized at New Hampshire gathering. ("BLOG: 'Elephant in the room' is a presence in New Hampshire")

• Community Engagement, Volunteerism:

  Story of Central New York SPCA's "Paws in Motion" program started by ESF graduate student Steph Figary. ("Upstate Students Wanted: Must Love Dogs … and Exercise"; 12/22/11)

• Healthy Mondays, Yoga:

  ESF graduate student Kelly Purcell teaching yoga at SU. ("Healthy Mondays: Bringing yoga, spirtuality and relaxation"; 12/14/11)

• Global Warming, Climate Change:

  Photo taken at ESF represents a call for reduction of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million. ("Acting Locally: To stop global warming, start at home";12/22/11)